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Sanquhar Community Windfarm32.4 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Sanquhar Community Windfarm is a 32.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Community Windpower. Ranked #156 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 32.4 MW represents 0.11% of the United Kingdom's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Sanquhar Community Windfarm 37 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
32.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Community Windpower
Location
55.3442°, -4.0466°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 419. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #16,158 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,391 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Community Windpower operates 4 plants totalling 118 MW

Regional density

231 plants within 100 km, 8,073 MW combined

Nearest plant: Whiteside Hill (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.344200, -4.046600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sanquhar Community Windfarm is a wind power plant producing approximately 85 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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